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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city does the writer of the letter live in?
(a) Durban.
(b) Cape Town.
(c) Pretoria.
(d) Johannesburg.

2. What is the name of the family Absalom was living with in Orlando?
(a) Seme.
(b) Hlayshwayo.
(c) Jarvis.
(d) Pafuri.

3. What is the name of the murdered white man that Kumalo and Msimangu hear about upon returning to the mission?
(a) Father Vincent.
(b) Michael Seme.
(c) Johannes Pafuri.
(d) Arthur Jarvis.

4. Where does the taxi driver tell Kumalo and Msimangu that Absalom might be living?
(a) Shanty Town.
(b) Springs.
(c) Carisbrooke.
(d) Claremont.

5. Which of the following reactions are black leaders NOT hoping to elicit from whites with the decrepit conditions of Shanty Town?
(a) Shock.
(b) A need for immediate action.
(c) Anger.
(d) Pity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kumalo travel to the city?

2. Msimangu ministers to a community of people who suffer from which of the following?

3. What is John Kumalo’s profession?

4. What has become of Kumalo’s sister since she arrived in the city?

5. Which character is angriest that Absalom has disappeared?

(see the answer key)

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